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Miyamotoo on 25 June 2017
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potato_hamster said:
Miyamotoo said:

Like I wrote, 1,2 Switch is only game that requires to use Joy Cons separate, all other games would works same on base Switch and Switch Mini/Pocket that would have built in controls.

They are no need for any confusion, base Switch, bigger package and much more expensive, it can be used like home console and handheld, Switch Mini/Pocket (or whatever name) that is much smaller, smaller package and much cheaper (around $100), just for handheld play. Don't forget, 2DS dont supports 3D like 3DS, and base 3DS dont support some games that are supported only buy New 3DS.

There are plenty possibilities, but what I wrote is most logical and most likely scenario that Nintendo will do. Also good posibilite is later for Switch XL or PRO, more expensive Switch, with bigger 1080p screen that will run games in portable mode same like is currently running them in docked mode.

1, 2 Switch is not the only game that requires the use of joycons. But even if it was, the system is only three months old, there could be dozens of games that require joycon use released over the next few years. Also, Nintendo has never in its history released a new model that had lesser game compatibility (not counting backwards compatibility) than the model before it, and now it's more reasonable to expect them to do this than release a successor to a console that's sold around 70 million units world wide?

And fantastic backpeddaling there. There's a huge gap between "most logical and most likely" and "just as likely to not happen as it is for Nintendo to stop selling the Switch next year". But hey,  at least it appears you're admitting that Nintendo's future is not as obvious as you pretended it to be.

You are free to name other games that requires two separate Joycons in sense 1, 2 Switch is doing, that wouldn't work with built in controls. System is 3, 4 months old and has around 70 games released (including Indies) and only one game is doing what 1, 2 Switch is doing, and actually we have one game that could be played just in handheld mode. ARMS is one of most heavily motion controlled game Nintendo ever release but also have option to play it without motion controls. Like wrote, Nintendo already done similar thing with New 3DS and DSi, where some game could not be played on base 3DS or DS. Nintendo never before released hybrid console, or never before did not merged their home console and handheld divisions, so saying that Nintendo never done something like that before is very weak argument because with Switch they are obviously doing plenty of things they never didnt done before. Buy time Switch Mini/Pocket is out Switch platform will already have plenty of great games, few games like 1, 2 Switch that wouldn't work on Switch Mini/Pocket dont change when 99% games will work, same like few games won't be working in docked mode.

No isn't, I stand behind what I wrote, most logical and most likely, or even almost certain.

 

 

Conina said:
potato_hamster said:

Yeah, I'm sure they would have a grand time trying to explain to consumers that "these Switch games only work with these type of Switches and these other Switch games only work with these other kinds of Switches" makes a lot of sense. Sounds a lot like what happened with the Wii/Wii U confusion, and that didn't go over well

How about instead they make a seperate platform, avoid that confusion altogether, give developers more options, and offer full 3DS/DS backwards compatibility in the process?

And for clarity, I'm not saying this is what I believe Nintendo should do, I'm just saying it's a reasonable possibility that shouldn't be dismissed.

That's a great plan! Instead of offering a Switch mini that can play 98% - 99% of the Switch catalog without accessories (and 100% if you buy a pair of joy-cons) make a separate platform and split up development teams again!

Basically.